'Grease' Casting Director Rejects Complaints About Actors' Ages in Beloved Musical Movie
The Grease casting director is slamming a complaint about the iconic movie and it’s cast – that the stars were too old to believably play teenaged highschoolers.
If you were unaware, John Travolta brought Danny Zuko to life at the age of 23 while Olivia Newton-John was 29 when she played Sandy Olsson. Some of their co-stars were in their 30s and playing much younger.
Some have complained that the cast makes it hard to believe the movie. However, casting director Joel Thurm hit back at those complaints.
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“People might say the cast is too old, but Grease is not a documentary; it’s a fantasy,” Joel told The Guardian.
He continued, adding, “It is a non-PC fairytale that is better for the cast not being teens,” Thurm added. “The only thing that was important was that the cast all looked about the same age as each other, which they did.”
Did you see how John recently paid tribute to the musical?